Art In Kayenta 2025

Every October, thousands of art enthusiasts and families make their way to the Kayenta Art Village for the annual three-day FREE art festival in Ivins, Utah. The 2025 festival runs Friday, October 10th through Sunday, October 12th with daily public hours from 10am-5pm. Guests will have the opportunity to visit a collection of over 50 juried regional and national artists who specialize in sculpture, painting, jewelry, ceramics, wood, metal, and other media. Festival goers also enjoy spectacular desert vistas, culinary delights from festival vendors, a beer and wine garden, live music, and Kayenta's own Xetava Café and The Rusted Cactus.

The festival hosts a silent auction featuring original work from attending artists and offerings from local businesses, with proceeds benefiting the Center For the Arts at Kayenta and the performing arts in Southern Utah. Artists are required to attend all three days of the festival and must be checked in by 5pm on Thursday, October 9th and fully set up by Friday, October 10th at 10am. All work exhibited must be original artwork produced by the artist - no preformed molds, imports, manufactured goods, or mass produced work is accepted.

Booth pricing ranges from $250 for regular 10' x 10' spaces to $650 for double corner booths. Artists must bring all their own equipment including a white canopy and corner weights (50lbs per corner minimum). Accepted mediums include ceramics, drawing/pastels, fiber/textiles, glass, graphics/printmaking, jewelry, leather, metal work, mixed media, painting, photography, sculpture and wood. Applications require 6 images and a booth shot, with notification of selection decisions by July 11th, 2025. Booth fees must be received by August 1st, 2025 and are non-refundable after September 1st, 2025.